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Barbara Zaragoza posted an update in the group
MT 30 – IJ (LEC) 4 years ago “Histology of 24 organs from Asian elephant calves (Elephas maximus)”
An interesting research article about the information on the histology of Elephants is provided below. Due to lacking histology information, researchers studied 24 elephant organs, specifically their histological structures. The tissues for examination were acquired from different body systems such as the Integumentary system, Nervous system, Muscular system, Skeletal system, Cardiovascular system, Respiratory system, Urinary system, Reproductive system, and Lymphatic system.
There were 40 tissues in total but in this discussion, we are going to focus on the histology of the Circulatory/Cardiovascular System.
Histology of 24 organs from Asian elephant calves (Elephas maximus) – PMCElephants are the largest and heaviest living terrestrial animals, but information on their histology is still lacking. This study provides a unique insight into the elephant’s organs and also provides a comparison between juvenile Asian elephants …-
You might be wondering how this research study gathered elephant tissues for the examination. The authors stated that the juvenile elephants were from a private owner who did not know the cause of death of the said elephants. Furthermore, there was no ethical approval needed. This matter was confirmed by the Animal Ethics Committee, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Chiang Mai University. Thus, the researchers took samples from the elephants and utilized them for the study. -
What interests me in this research study is that, according to Thitaram et al. (2018), some anatomists and scientists did not discover or confirm how similar or different the elephants are from other species. Most especially, the similarities and differences of its histology from the other mammalian species. Therefore, the objective of the research is to describe the 24 organs taken from the elephants, specifically their microanatomy. The data, information, and results to be gathered can help for a better and greater understanding of how distinct the histology of juvenile elephant organs is.
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Based on my analysis, the histological information is of importance. It can be a basis for future diagnosis or microanatomical studies. The histological information that the scientists or anatomists gather can help in the pathogenesis of elephants whose sick. In addition, it can determine the unknown cause of death.
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The results of the examination in the juvenile stage of elephants show various results. At low magnification, nuclei and fibroblasts were observed. Then, endomysium was observed, wherein it separated the cardiac cells. On the other hand, at high magnification, an observation of an oval-shaped nucleus in the center of a cardiac cell. Moreover, a fibroblast at the lateral border of the cardiac cell was observed too. Then, the 3 layers of blood vessels were also found. These are the tunica intima, tunica media, and tunica adventitia.
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In conclusion, the histological structure of the circulatory system of juvenile elephants appears to be similar to human and other mammal species. Specifically, it is mostly the same with a horse’s cardiac muscle histology. Moreover, the aorta’s microstructure demonstrates that the tunica intima, media, and adventitia are the same as a pig and horse.
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